Michael Turner ran for 139 yards and two touchdowns, Matt Ryan scored the tie-breaking TD with 7 minutes remaining, and Corey Peters came up with a huge interception that helped the Falcons seal a 31-17 victory over the Panthers on Sunday.
Tajh Boyd threw four touchdown passes, freshman Sammy and No. 8 Clemson rallied from an 18-point deficit against Maryland to remain unbeaten with a 56-45 victory Saturday night.
Richard Cue’s 1-yard TD run capped a 13-point comeback by South Carolina State in a 23-13 win over Georgia State on Saturday.
Lexington standout Shaq Roland showed why Under Armour presented him with an All-American jersey earlier this week. Roland scored three touchdowns against South Aiken to keep the Wildcats’ perfect season going. See it in part one of the week 8 edition of ABC Columbia’s high school football highlight show, Friday Night Fever.
A.C. Flora continues its winning ways. The Falcons’ 40-14 win over Midland Valley makes it six wins in a row. See that and more in part II of the week 8 edition of ABC Columbia’s high school football highlight show, Friday Night Fever.
Six Midlands high school football players are on this year’s Shrine Bowl Roster. Lexington teammates Shaq Roland and Kevin Miller, Dutch Fork’s Brandon Quattlebaum, Fairfield Central’s Ryan Raley, Columbia’s Casey Gladney and Calhoun County’s Javonte Brown.
After Wednesday’s practice, USC football players responded to questions about Stephen Garcia’s dismissal from the team earlier this week. Steve Spurrier has yet to comment on the situation in front of TV cameras.
Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd said Tuesday he has been cleared to practice with the strained hip he injured against Boston College that appeared more severe than it turned out.
Tuesday. Lexington’s Shaq Roland received an honorary jersey for the Under Armour All-America game. Roland, who has verbally committed to play for the Gamecocks in college, will play in the game on Jan. 5th in St. Petersburg, FL.
Monday, the ACC honored Clemson’s Sammy Watkins and Chandler Catanzaro. Watkins is the conference rookie of the week. Catanzaro is the ACC specialist of the week.
